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The Haunted Chamber. r
e
BY "THE, DUCHESs." t
Au*Ivr of "Monica," "Mona Sc d," t
"Phyis,"' etc., etc.
CHAPTER HvI.
Reluctantly, yet with a certain
amount of curiosity to know what it is c
he may wish to say to her, Dora wends t
her way to the gallery to keep her ap- p
pointment with Arthur. Pacing to and v
fro beneath the searching eyes of the 1
gaunt cavaliers and haughty dames a
that gleam down upon him -from their f
canvases upon the walls, Dynecourt
impatiently awaits her coming." I
Ah, you are late!" he exclaims as she e
approiaes. There is a tone of author
Iy about him that dismays her. i
"Not very, I think," she responds c
pleasantly, deeming conciliatory meas- f,
ures the best. "Why did you not come I
to the libr ? We all missed you so
much at tea?,
"No doubt," he replies sarcastically.
"I can well fancy the disappointment d
my absence caused; the blank looks t
and regretful speeches that marked my
defection. Pshaw-let you and me at e
least be honest to each other! Did r
Florence, think you, shed tears because c
of my non-coming?" r
This xnood of his is so strange to her
that, in spite of the natural false
smoothness that belongs to her, it ren- a
ders her dumb. t
"Look here," he goes on savagely, "I b
have seen enough to-day up in that ac
cursed room above--that haunted v
chamber-to show me our game is not
yet won." d
"Our game-what game?" asks Dora, fi
with a foolish attempt at misconcep- I
tion. h
He laughs aloud-a wild, unpleasant,
scornful laugh, that makes her cheek ti
turn pale. Its mirth, she tells herself, t]
is demoniacal. s
"You would get out of it now, would a
you?" he says. "It is too late, I tell s
you. You have gone some way with o
me, you must go the rest. I want your 1
help, and you want mine. Will you
draw back now, when the prize is ialf i.
won, when a little more labor will place I
It within your grasp ?"b
"But there must be no violence," she s)
gasps; "no attempt at-"
" at is it you would say?" he inter- il
rupts sternly. "Collect yourself; you t
surely do not know what you are hint- 9
ing at. Violence! what do you mean n
by that?"
"I hardly know," she returns, tremb- 1
ling. "It was your look, lour tone, I
think that frightened me.
"Put your nerves in your pocket for
the future," he exclaims coarsely; "they
are not wanted where I am. Now to "
business. You want to marry Sir Ad- M
rian, as I understand. whether his de- e
sire lies in the same direction or not?" e
At this plain speaking the dainty a
little lady winces openly.
"My own opinion is that his desire c
does not run in your direction," con
tinues Arthur remorselessly. "We both l
know where his heart would ladl find
its home where he would seek a i
to lace fhere in this grand old castle,
h
buf I will frustrate that hope if I die
for it."
He grinds his teeth as he says this,
and looks with fierce defiant eves at the
l rows of his ancestors that line the
"She would gladly see her proud fair c
face looking down upon me from a
amidst this g y company," he goes tl
on, apostroizing the absent Florence. t
"But t s nver be. I have sworn r
it; unless-I am her husband-unless--'
I am her husband!"
More slowly, more thoughtfully he e
repeats his last phrase, until Dora, af
d by the sudden change that has
dilgured his face, speaks to him to
distract attention. i
"You have brought me here to.-" she
zventures timidly.
"Ay, to tell you what is on my mind.
Ibhave said you want to marry Adrian;g
.1 mean to marry Florence Delmaine.
To-day I disliked certain symptoms I
saw, tht led me to believe that my
own machinations have not been so 0
successful as I could have wished. Be- I
fore going in for stronger measures, h
there is one more card that I will play. h
Ibav.younanote. Here it is, e;
e i"-an her-a-etter folded in h
the cocked-hat fashion.
"What am I to do with this?" asks ~
Dora nervously.
"Bead it. It is addressed to yourself. it
You will see that I have copied Ad- "
rian's handwriting as closely as possi-h
ble, and have put his initials A. D. at
the end. And et-with a diabolical g)
smile-"it is no freyeither, as A. D. r~
are my initials as."c
Opening the note with trembling fin- s
gers, Dora reads aloud as follows:
"Can you-will you meet me to-morrow at i
four o'cfoek in the lime-walk! I have been i
cold to von pehaps, but havelInot had si
eause? You ' my slight attentions to ii
another betokens a decrease inmy love for ha
yobtin this, dearet you are mistaken. w
Ia ours heart and soul. For the present tel
.-I dare not declare myself, for the reasons- it
you already know, and for the same reasons
am bound to keupa seeming friendlines
with sdme Iwolgaiy break with alto- S
But I am hpyonly with you, and 17
too in the tougithat our hearts- n'
-eaasone.
-. "Yours forever, A. D." .s
Dora,baving finished reading the let-,
ter, glances at him uneasily. "J
"And-what is the meaning of this es
letter? What is it written for? What y<
am I to do with it?" she stammers,
the precious missive against aa
teofhler hand, as though in si
g of it. t
"You will show it to her. You will
speak of it as a love-letter written to y
youby Adrian. You will consult her
as to whether It be wise or prudent to
accede to his proposal to meet you* -
alone in the lime-walk. You wil, in.
f- t put out all your powers of decep- '
towhich"-with a sneering smile-. u
"aegreat, and so compel her to beieve~
the letter1s from him to you."
"But-" falters Dora.d
"There shall be no 'but' in the mat- e~
ter. You have entered into this affair
with me, and you shall pursue it to the '~
end. If you'fail me, I shallibetray a~
-your share in it-more than your share
--and paint you in such colors as will a
shut the doors of society from you. a
You understand now, do you?" g
"Go on," saysi Dora, with colorless
AIhave touched the right chord .
-at last, have I? Society, your idol, you hL
dare not brave! Well, to continue, you ~
will also tell her, in your own sweet in- E
-nocent way"-with another sneer that.s
makes her quiver with fear and rage
"to account for Adrian's decided and
almost loverlike attentions to her in li1
the room we visited, that you had had "l:
a lovers' quarrel with him some time si]
-before, earlier in the day; that, in his I
fit of pique, he had sought to be re-- 01
en upon you, and soothe his ai
li feelings by feigning a sudden se
in er Yu olowme?" gi
"Yes" replies the submissive Dora.
Alas. how sincerelv she non- wishes she oI
haa never entered into tmls naterul mn- ca
aie when you have carefully sown in
these lies in her heart, and seen her
proud face darken and quiver with w
pain beneath your words"--oh, how his yi
own evil face glows with unholy satis- A
faction as he sees the picture he has t
just drawn stand out clear before his a
eyes!-"you will affect to be driven byu
* compunctointo grantng Sir Adrian-s h<
supsdrequest, you will don -.our t]
baand cloak, and go down to the lie
walk to encounter-me. If I am any n
- geof character, that girl, so haugh- m
ttoall the world, will lower her uride e
orher crushed lover's sake, and will
follow yoto madden herself with
your meigwith the man she loves.
Toher. I shal on this occasion repre- sc
sent Sir Adrian. Are you listening?" it
She is indeed-listenin~ with all her p
mi the master miin~ that has her r
"You will remember not to startd
when you meet mne," he continues,
Lssnghis commands with insolent
asupinof authority over the dain- h1
Doa. who up to this, has been ac
med to rule it over others int
particular sphere. and who now s
esand writhes beneath the sense
slavery that is oppressing her. "You h
- il meet me calmlv, oblivious of thes
factthat Ishall be clad in may cousin's e
light overcoat, the one of which Miss
Delmaine was graciously pleased to
say she approved yesterd1ay morning."g
tiseve lighat .ar:~i 'with a reventne
ul fire a.s he calns to mima the singht
raise Florence has bestowed in a very
asual fashion on his coat. Every (
mile, e- v kindly word adlre-ssed by h
his girl to his cousi, is treasured up yj
,y him and dwelt upon in secret. to the
errible strengthemni.', of the purpose
e has in ;iew. 01
"But it you should be seen-be
aarked," hesitates Dora faintly. c:
"Pshaw-am I one to lay my plans so
lumsily as to court discovery on even
he minutest point" he imnerrupts im- al
atiently. "When you itwot mue von hi
rill-butt enough of this: I shall be ki
here to meet you in the lime-walk, 01
nd after that you will take your cue
rom me."
"That is all you have to say?" asks a]
)ora, anxious to quit his hated pres
nee.
"For the present-yes. Fol!ow my w
astructions to the letter. or dread the -
onsequences. Any blunder in the per
ormance of this 'arrangement I shall a
iv to your charge." ti
"You threaten, sir:" she exclaims ti
ngrilv. though she temhles.
"lef it be your care to see that I
.o not carry out my threats." he re
rts, with an insolent shrug. n,
The next day. directly after lunch- ti
on, as Florence is sitting in her own e:
oom, touching up an unfinished water- 6
olor sketch of part ot the ground fi
ound the castle-which have, alas, J
rown only too dear to her:-Dora en- h,
ers her room. It is an embarrassed
nd significantly smiling Dora that t<
ips up to her, and says with pretty -
esitation in her tone- al
"Dearest Florence. I want your ad- tl
ice about something." li
"Mine?" exclaims Florence. laying a]
own her brush, and looking, as she h
aels, astonished. As a rule, the gentle h
ora does not seek for wisdom from
er friends. sl
Yes, dear, if yon can spare me the D
ime. Just five minutes will do, and di
ien you can return to your charming tl
ketch. Oh"-glancing at it-how ex- oJ
ctly like it is-so perfect; what a sun- s(
et, and what flis: One could imagine I
ne's self in the Fairies' Glen by just a
oking at it." a.
"It is not the Fairies' Glen at all; it al
i that bit down by Gough's farm," says fl
'lorence coldly. Of late she has not t
een so blind to Dora's artificialness as tj
de used to be. hi
"Ah, so it is!" agrees Dora airily, not h
i the least discomposed at her mis- ly
ke. "And so like it too. You are a
enius, dearest. you are really, and B
ight make your fortune, only that h
o have one made already for you, l
)rtunate girl!"
"You want my advice," suggests w
'lorence quietly. al
"Ah, true: and about something im- r
ortant too:" She throws into her ti
hole air so much coquetry mingled
rith assumed bashfulness ihat Flor- h;
nee knows by instinct that the "some- la
ing" has Sir Adrian for its theme, st
nd she grows pale and miserable ao- fl
ordingly. p
"Let me hear it then," she urges, ti
aning back with a weary sigh, C
"I have just received this letter," says
Ers. Talbot. taking from her pocket t
ac letter Arthur had given her, and
olding it out to Florence, "I want to
now how I shall answer it. Would el
Du-would you honestly advise me. e
'lo, to go and meet him as he desires?"
"As who desires?"
"Ah, true; you do not know, of
Jurse! I am so selfishly full of myself "
ad my own concerns, that I seem to qh
iink every one else must be full of d
iem too. Forgive me. dearest, and h
,ad his sweet little letter, will you?"
"Of whom are you speaking - to
hose letter do you refer?' asks 'or
ace, a little sharply, in the agfty of
er heart.
"Florence! Whose letter would I call tt
weet' except Sir Adrian's?" answers
er cousin, with gentle reproach.
"But it is meant for you, not me," u
ys Miss Delmaine, holding the letter "'
iher hand, and 'glancing at it with
ceat distaste. "He probably intended
o other eyes but yours to look upon be
"But I must obtain advice from some
e, and who so natural to expect it hi
om as you, my nearest relative? If, o
awever"-puttmng her handkerchief to M
er eyes-"you object to help me, Flor
ce, or if it distresses you to read-"
"D tresse-me?" interrupts Florence hi
ui,,ily. "Why should it distress me? aI
you have no objection to my reading w
yur-lover's--letter, why should Ihes- di
ate about doing so? Pray sit down w:
ile I run through it." t
Dora having seated herself, Florence A,
stily reads the false note from be- in
nning to end. Her heart beats fu- hi
ously as she does so, and her color th
mes and goes; but her voice is quite we
eady when she speaks again-.f
"Well," she says, putting the paper d
'om her as thougli glad to get rid of d
,"it seems that Sir Adrian wishes to fh
eak to you on some subject interest
'g to you and him alone, and that m
a has chosen the privacy of the lime- di
alk as the spot in which to hold your
e-a-tete. It is quite a simple affair, _is th
not? Though really, why he could at
at arrange to talk privately to you in li
>ne room m the castle, wilich is sure- ta
-large enough for the purpose, I can
at understand-."
"Dear Sir Adrian is so romantic,"
Ls Dora coyly-.s
"Is he?" responds her cousin dryly. Fp
e has always seemed to me the san- nc
t of men. Well, on what matter do th
y wish to consult me?" it
"Dear Florence, how terribly prosaic t~
ad unsympathetic you are to-day,"
Ls Dora reproachfully; "and I came ha
Svou so sure of offers of lav'e and up
m.smp: r want you to teu me it
> think I ought to meet him or not."
"I don't kow"-with a little simper. n
'sit perhaps humoring him too much? a
have always dreaded letting a man t
aage I cared for him, unless fully,
rly, assured of his' affection fra
Florence colors again, and then grows D
mdly pale, as this poisoned barb pier- th
s her tosom. d
"I should think," she says slowly, d
fter reading the letter you'have just p'
iown me. you ought to feel assured." at
"You beli'eve I ought, reallvy"-with af
fine show of eagerniess. "Now, you
e not saying this to please me-to
atifv me?"
"I slhould not please or gratify any cr
e at the expense of truth."
"No, of course not. You are such a ce
gh-principled girl, so different from h
any others. Theni you think I might e
and meet him this evening without t
,crificing my dignity in any way?" s,
"Certainly."
"Oh. I'm so glad," exclaimed little to
i-s. Talbot rapturously, nodding herm
onorable" head with a beammi he
aile "because I do so want to meet th
m, dlear fellow: And I value your y
inion, Flo, more highly than that of it
vfriendlpossess. You are so solid,
thoughtful-such a dear thing alto- e
~ther." t
Florence takes no heed of this rodom- fa:
itade, but sits quite still, with down- de
st eyes, tapping the sma'll table near no
r with the tips of her slender fingers di:
a meditative fashion-.s
"The fact is," continues Dora, who is
atching her closely, "I may as well let ey
>u into a little secret. Y'esterday Sir th
drian and I had a tiny, oh. such a
ny little dispute, all about nothing. I
sure you"-~with a gay laugh-"but to
Sit seemed quite important. ie said
was jealous of me. Now just fancy
lat, Flo; jealous of poor little me:" -
"It is quite possible: you are pretty
tost men admire you," Florence re- ril
tarks coldly, still without raising her N<
res. in<
"Ah, you flatter me. naughty girl! th
el, silly as it sounds, he actually was
alos, and really gave me quite a
olding. It broughit tears to my eyes. an
upset me so. So to tell the truth, we ne
urted 'ather bad friends; and, to be ha
~venged on me, I suppose, he rather
glected me for the remainder of the
Again Florence is silent, though her fo
rmentor plainly waits for a lead from v
r before going on. y
"You must have remarked," she con- 10
nues presently, "how cold and re- mi
irved he was towards me when we th
ere all together in that dreadful 1.2
unted chamber." Ihere she really
udders, in spite of herself. The e uel
es of Arthur Dynecourt seem to be .
her again, as they were in that hc
ostly room. It
"No-reallv? Well, he was. Why, my
ear Florence, you must have seen how
e singled you out to be attentive to
)u, just to show me how offended he
as."
-Ie did not seem offended at any
ae, and I thought he was in articu
.r good spirits," replies Forence
tiny.
Dora turns a delicate pink.
"Dear Adrian is such an excellent
>tor," she says sweetly. "and so proud;
a will disguise his feelings, however
een they may be, from the knowledge
any one. no matter what the effort
ay cost him. Well, dearest, and so
)u positively advise me to keep this
>pointment with him?"
"I advise nothing. I merely say that
see nothing objectionable in your
alking up and down the lime-walk
ith your host."
"How clearly you put it' Well
dieu, darling" for the present. and
iank you a thousand times for all the
me you have wasted on me. I assure
>u 1 am not worth it"-kissing her
and brightly.
For once she speaks the truth; she is
At indeed worth one moment of the
me Florence has been compelled to
rpend upon her; yet, when she has
ipped out of the room. seemingly as
-ee from guile as a light-hearted child,
Liss Delmaine's thoughts still follow
er inclination.
She has gone to meet him; no doubt
> interchange tender words and vows
ith him; to forgive, to be forgiven,
out some sweet bit of lover's folly,
ie dearer for its very foolishness. Sie
stens for her footstips as she returns
long the corridor, dressed no doubt in
er prettiest gown. decked out to make
erself fair in his eyes.
An overwhelmino desire to see how
ie has robed herself on this particular
sasion induces Florence to go to the
)or and look after her as she descends
ie stairs. She just catches a glimpse
I Dora as she turns the corner, and
es, to her surprise, that she is by no
eans daintily attired, but has thrown
plain dark waterproof over her dress
though to hide it. Slightly surprised
this, Florence ponders over it. and
nally comes to the bitter conclusion
at Dora is so sure of his devotion
iat sie knows it is not necessary for
er to bedeck herself in finery to please
im. In his eyes of course she is love
in any toilet.
Soon, soon she will be with him.
[ow will they greet each other? Will
, look into Dora's eyes as he used to
Ok into hers not so very long ago?
thur Dynecourt read her aright
hen he foresaw that she would be un
Jle to repress the desire to follow Do
t, and see for herself the meeting be
een her and Sir Adrian.
Hastily putting on a large Rubens
at, and twisting a soft piece of black
ce round her neck. sne runs down
airs. and, taking a different direction
om that she knows Dora niost likely
arsued. she arrives by a side path at
ie lime-walk almost as soon as her
)usin.
Afraid to venture too near, she ob
Lins a view of the walk from a high
sition framed in by rhododendrons.
'es, now she can see Dora. and now
ie can see too, the man who comes
Wgerly to meet her. His face is slight
turned away from her, but the tall
;re clad in the loose light overcoat is
ot to be mistaken. He advances
iickly, and meets Dora with both
inds outstretched. She appears to
'aw back a little, and then he seizes
)r hands, and, stooping, covers them
ith kisses.
A film seems to creep over Florence's
res. With a stifled groan, she turns
id flies homeward. Again in the pri
tcy of her own room, and having
rned the key securely in the lock to
ep out all intruders,she flings herself
on.herbedandcriesasif her heart
uld break.
* * * * * * *
Not until her return to her room does
ra remember that siis did not get
ick the false letter from her cousin.
tthe heat of the conversation she had
rgotten it, but now, a fear possessing
r lest Florence should show it to any
e, sne runs upstairs ana Enocas a;
iss Delmaine's door.
"Come in," calls Florence slowly.
It is three hours since she went for
ir unhappy walk to the lime-grove,
id now she is composed again, and is
aiting for the gong to sound before
~scending to the drawing-room
bere she almost dreads the thoughL
at she will be face to face with Sir
drian. She is dressed for dinner, has
deed taken most particular pains with
r toilet, if only to hide the ravages
at these past 'three hours of bittr
ieping have traced upon her beautiful
ce. She looks sad still, but calm and
gn ified.
Dra is dressed too, but is looking
rried and flushed.
"I beg your pardon," she says; "but
y letter-the Fetter I showed you to
iv-have you it?"
'No," replies Florence simply; "I
ought I gave it back to you; but if
>t, it must be here ,on the tabled
'ting a book or two from the gysy
ble near which she had been sitt~ng
ten Dora came to her room early in
e day.
Dora 'looks for it everywhere, in a
mewhat nervous frightened manner,
orence helping hter the while; but
>hng comes of their search, and
ey are fain to go down-stairs without
as the gong sounding loudly tells
em they are already late.
"Never mind," says Dora, afraid of
ving betrayed too much concern.
t is really of no consequence. I only
ited it. because-well, because"
.th the simper that drives Florence
arly mad-"he wrote it."
"I shall tell my maid to look for it,
id, if she finds it, you shall have it
is~evening," responds Florence, with
slight contraction of her brows that
sses unnoticed.
ro Florence's mortification, Arthur
inecourt takes her in to dinner. On
eir way across the hall from the
awing-room to the dining-room, he
esses the hand that rests so :reluct,
tly uon his arm, and says, with an
~ection of the sincerest concern
You are not well:, you are looking
e and troubled, and-pardon me if
u wrong, but I think you have been
4must beg sir," she retorts, with ex
sive hauteur, removing her hand
>m his arm, as though his pressure
*d burned her-"I must beg, you will
t trouble yourself to study my coun
cance. Your doing so is most offen
*e to me."
'To see von in trouble, and not long
help or 'comfort you is impossible to
," goes on Dynecourt, unmoved by
r scorn. "Ar~e you still dwelling on
e past-on what is irrevocable?
ave you had fresh cause to remember
to-day?"
There is a gleam of malice in his
es, but Florence, whose gaze is
red disdainfully away from him,
ils to see it. She ehm:.2es color m
ed benieath his words, i1 makes him
reply, and, when they reach the
in-room, in a very nun ted manner
e tales i seat far remnoved from his.
rhere is a sinister expression in his
es and round his mouth as he notes
is studied avoidance.
[Continued.]
AFatal Explosion.
\ILKEsBARRE, Pa., April 3.-A ter
le explosion of gas took place in
>. 4 shaft at Nanticoke this morn
. Twelve men were in the lift at
e time of the accident. Eight were
ought out at noon seriously burned
one dead. The three other mi
rs still in the shaft, it is believed,
e been suffocated.
-The production of gold in Cali
nia began in 1848, the yield that
a being .S9,000;000; in the year fol
ving, 840,000,000, and 850,000,000
1850. The total gold product of
at State to date is estimated at $1,
5.000000.
-Premier Crispi, of Italy. is a mii
*iaire, although thirty years ago he
L one of the poorest of the revolu
A BRUTAL MURDER.
GuN *oennis Killed byhis Wife and a Ne% it3
&ae- Ma11, W1itb Whom nhe Became l.
fataed.
On Sunday night, 23rd of March, a fo
most brutal murder was committed ce
near Tradesville in this county. About se
10 o'clock that night the neighbors of
Augustus Hennis heard him begging C,
for mercy. They would have gone to
his rescue, but his pleadings soon
ceased and they supposed he was
wrong. The following day some one
of the neighbors in passing the house
inquired of Hennis's wife why her ve
husband was begging so for his life th
the night before. She protested that te
she knew nothing of it and that her
husband had left home early in the p
morning for Brewer Mine. Her ae- ti(
tions aroused the suspicion of the
party quizzing her and by Wednes
day it was ascertained that Hennis
was not at the Brewer Mine nor was
he expected there. This made suspi- ar
cion of foul play very strong and some fo
of the neighbors determined to make
search for the body. Roxy Hennis,
the wife of the murdered man, joined 1
in the search or pretended to.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday ch
the body was found by a woman by t
the name of Wright. It was lying in ta
a ditch about 300 yards from the to
house and covered over with leaves p,
and trash. The body was taken out
and it was discovered that a most
foul murder had been committed.
From the waist up was beaten al- ti(
most to a jelly; part of the scalp of S
the head was removed. one ear was M
gone, half the nose was cut off, the
cheek bone was scarred up with a
knife, the throat was cut and there
were a number of stabs in the breast so
and back. A gentleman who saw the it<
body told us it was the most horrible
sight he ever saw.
On Thursday Justice Funderburk
summoned a jury of inquest. Mean- e
while the wife of Hennis andabright
mulatto negro named Rachel Cato, s
who lived five miles distant but who lii
was seen in that neighborhood on
Monday morning, were charged with SE
the crime and arrested. At the in
quest the woman broke down under c
the questions and related the whole h<
affair. tI
By an agreement with the negro a
she was to serve him one year if he
would kill her husband. On Sunday c
night Cato went to Hennis' house, m
carrying with him half a gallon of
whiskey. He and Hennis took seve
ral drinks when Cato proposed to go. tl
Hennis insisted on his staying all
night. Cato induced Hennis to go w
out with him and show him the pub- w
lic road. Hennis went and was there
upon assaulted and slain. His body
was concealed as stated above. Cato
claims that he had help in his foul
work. That Wm. Clybun, colored,
was in waiting on the outside and n
that they together despatched Hen- c
nis. Clyburn fled after the inquest e
and has not been arrested. The sheriff r
has several deputies out in search of T
him and if he has not left the State I
be will likely be overtaken.
Cato and the woman were lodged ti
in jail at this place Friday. The wo- e
man is about 19 years of age and was t
married to Hennis about two years P
ago. The negro is a mulatto about 27
years old. cJ
Hennis the murdered man was
from New York. He was a painter b
and came to this country about tE
three years ago. He has a father and P
brother living in New York. They I
have been written to and informed of a
his death.--Lancaster, S. C., Ledger. J
BLEW WHEAT OUT OF THE CROUND.
Tricks ei the Late Terado Is southbern
Illinois.
S-r. Louis, April 7,-Information c(
from parts of the tornado-swept re- lo
gion of Southern Illinois and Ken- tl
tucky is to the effect that fifteen (
families in Bay Bottoms, near Gol
conda, Illinois, were rendered home
less and most of their members injur- sc
ed. The storm literally swept grow-- gi
ing wheat from the ground. Ten g
dwellings were totally wrecked and r
all barns and other outhouses de- le
stroyed. Several hundred head of N
cattle were scattered and killed. In N
Livingston county, Ky., directly or
across the Ohio river from Golconda, er
Jacob Schwab had his farm house
blown away, his barns and threshing ~
machine wrecked, and was himself s
carried two hundred feet, dashed
against a tree, mangled beyond rec- d
ognition, and died instantly.
The house of Wiliam Bell was torn
to pieces, his furniture blown into
the river five miles away, his barn a
demolished, stock killed, and of i
his family of five, every one had an w'
arm or leg broken or was otherwise
injured. y
Eli Bobbett and family were at t
supper and although his house was
carried away and demolished no one
was hurt. Some of the dishes on the s
supper table were found on the oth
er side of the Ohio river. At Hen- a
derson, Ky., it is estimated that over
forty persons were killed or fatally ju~
injured in that vicinity, and twice as w
many more wounded, but no names 5
are given.
On Friday men went over to Circle ~
in skiffs, and transferred people from m
trees and roofs to gin houses, which
are generally substantial buildings, q
These houses are now packed with th
people, hundreds of people be- m
ing in some of them. Mr. Coombs m
took to Helena one hundred and ju
thirty-one persons and one hundred y
and ten cattle. Many of the planters w
in the Circle are utterly ruined, and it;
the remainder have no seed to plant, g
even should the waters subside in
time to put in a crop Suffering has
been and will be great, and aid of all
kinds will be necessary to carry.
the people through their affliction. -cii
ST. Louis, April 7.-Information :th
from what is known as Laconia Cir- iCC
cle, a section of country between iev
Helena and Arkansas City, which is Pt
practically surrounded by the Miss- th
issippi and White rivers, is to the ef- a
fet that people there are in a de- pl~
plorable condition. Water poured th
over the levees on both sides, and in
three hours the Circle was filled even fo
with the surface of the river. The st<
water averaged eight feet deep. This ch
occurred so suddenly that the people m~
had no time to do anything, Their ti
houses, stock and everything else ce
they owned were in the water, and in a.
some cases swept away before they hLis
realized what had happened. ins
PEOPLE LIVING IN LOFTs. t
The citizens of Helena sent the bu
steamer Houston Coombs down there me
last Thursday as a relief boat, to aid ho
the people. A correspondent on ex,
board writes that when the steamer wi
arrived at the Circle, a number of 3
houses were found blown off their wi
blocks or stilts, and others were ca- i
reened. The peple had been living is
in the lofts of some of the low housespi
and when these careened they could en<
only escape by knocking holes in the.
roofs. Several people were blown -
into the water and swam to others, ab:
where they remained Thursdaynight, an,
nd a number of cattle were irowned. in
COLONEL COlT DECLINES
taten that fie )oes not Fuill E.ndorwp
the Pintrorm,
Col. J. C. Coit. who was nominated
-Lieutenant Governor at the re
at convention in Columbia, has
Lit the fol1owing letter:
"CHERAW, S. C.. April i 2.90
-ptain G. W. Shell. chairman, and
others, Executive Committee of the
Farmers' Association:
"Gentlemen-Having waited a rca
nable time for an oflicial notifLca
m of the action of the March con
ution in placing my name before
e people as a candidate for Lieu
nant Governor, and not having re
ived such notice, I deem it not in
oper to address this commuiica
M to you.
"While I fully appreciate the unso
ited compliment which has been;
id me and desire to express thanks
r this evidence of confidence. yet I
i satisfied that my name was put
rward under a misapprehension.
"It cannot be doubted that the!
trpose of the convention was to
%ce upon the ticket men who were
full sympathy with the letter of the
airman of the Executive Commit
a of the Farmers'Association (Cap- i
in Shell) in calling the convention
gether-men who fully endorsed the
Atform adopted. and who could and
)uld canvass the State upon the
ues therein made.
"Without referring to any objec
ms I had to the letter of Captain
Lell, or my views as to the policy of
%king nominations at this time. it
11 be sufficient for me to say that I
> not fully endorse the platform,
.d for this and other sufficient rea
ns cannot enter upon a canvass in
; support as required by the elev
.th section of the platform.
"In justice, therefore, to myself as
All as in justice to the body whose
ecutive you are, I beg leave to
thdraw my name from the ticket
.ggested. This action will also re
ve you of all embarrassment in
Lbstituting a man who will repre
nt the views which prevailed in the
nvention.
"It is but proper for me to say
re that I am wholly identified with
be agricultural interests of the State
id am in full sympathy with the
rmers in their effortsto better their
ondition, and to this end am heartily
favor of their taking an active part
the control of legislation, both Fed
l and State. But all must admit
at honest differences of opinion as
the means and measures which
ill furnish the needed relief may
ell exist between men actuated by
Le best motives and seeking the ac
mplishment of the same ends."
A RUMOR ABOUT CAPT. TILLMAN.
CHAR.ESToN, S. C. March 31.-A ru
or ran like wild fire through the
ty to night that there might be some
ange in the Tillman tactics. The
imor is to the effect that Captain
iman may withdraw from the race
r Governor in certain contingencies
id that the executive committee of
e late convention will substitute
,-Mayor W. A. Courtenay to head
te ticket. It is said that if the op
sition to Captain Tillman which
ts been developed continues to in
ease he will be willing to withdraw
which event some other name will
selected by the executive commit
*e. It is impossible to say what im
rtance, if any, can be attached to
Le rumor, but it is said to come from
newspaper man connected with a
urnal that supported the Farmers'
:ovement.
Captain Courtenay is in Alabama
d doubtless knows nothing of the
Lmor. There is no doubt that he
iuld command a large vote in the
w country if he was nominated by
eregular Democratic Convention.
reenville News.
Stopped His Paper.
Nowadays, when a subsrciber gets
mad, because an editor differs
om him on some trival question,
at he discontinues his paper, we
mind him of the late Horace Gree
y, the well-known editor of the
ew York Tribune. Passing down
ewspaper Row, in New York City
ie morning, ho met one of is read
s, who exclaimed:
"Mr. Greeley, after that article you
iblished this morning, I intend to
op your paper."
"Oh, no!" said Mr. Greeley, "don't
>that."
"Yes, sir; my mind is made up; I
tend to stop the paper."
The angry subscriber was not to be
peased, and they separated. Late
the afternoon the two met again
Lien Mr. Greeley remarked:
"M. Thompson, I am very glad
u did not carry out your threat
is morning."
"What do you mean?"
"Why, you said you were going to
op my paper, didn't you?"
"And so I did. I went to the office
ed had your paper stopped."
"You are surely mistaken. I have
st come from there, and the press
is rnning, and business was boom
'Sir," said Thompson, very pomp
sly,'"I meant, I intended to stop
y subscription to the paper.
"Oh, thunder!" rejioined Greeley,
thought you were going to stop.
e runing of my paper, and knock
e out of a living. My friend, let
a tell ou something. One man is'
t one drop of water in the ocean.
u didn't set the machmnery of this
>rld in motion, and you can't stop
and when you are underneath the
ound things upon the surface will
Lg on the same as ever."
Clemson Colleae.
GREE~vILE, S. C., April 2.-[Spe
l]-The executive committee of
board of trustees of the Clemson
>llege met yesterday at Pendleton,
ery member being present. The
rpose of the meeting was to locate
a place of the respective buildings
propose and prepare suitable
ms for them, to be submitted to
Sfull board of Trustees.
Et was decided to recommend plans
-the main college buiding three
>ries high, 90 by 112 feet. with a
spel attached, 50 by 75 feet: the
.in building to contain twelve 1ec
-e rooms, two society halls and offi-.
for the president and treasurer:
complete laboratory two stories
h, 50 by 80 feet, tobe built accord
:to latest designs from Germany:
> dormitories for 150 students, a
ss hall and a kitchen; a two story
iclding for the mechanical depart:
nt, 40 by 100 feet; ten professors
Lises with from four to six rooms..
:ept the president's house, which
1 be much larger.
lt is estimated that the cost of all
I be 8100,000, and all builings
I be built of brick andl rock. There
Lundant clay for brick on the
c.ce and also stone and nearly
>ugh timber for the woodwork.
--The Hon. S. JT. Randall is now
Le to attend to his corre'spondence
:l hopes soon to resume his '1uties;
TIMELY TOPICS
It is said that vearly s!! the postal in
eit and carrit who -come thievez!
1. v by s'eslii letters addr-ssed to
t er: :pus, bich bey no A cre a
nh -urte to cown':a. ..oney.
u
A Ri-pub'lianss commi - eof eR - 1n
pm Bo.:- I Re'ireirentsiivea has
"
~ad mitd th;A ibereisa color line and
La.$jr,-wn% ir deep and dark. It has c
re-p- d favorably a bill gi-ing J. S. n
Asbury, a egro, the right L :rect on 1
the sovernmei.t. rei.ervation at For- 1
trt-s. .I'lo Io a otel to I:e run "exclu- r
sive% h"r cilored gues s a
S
p
H e is a piece of h -m:- news taken
rr..:n a Nrhertn paper: r
"In !-ornb Carolioa. iecenty twNo I
s; p:-rst zit ius colored persous. so it is
r.-poried, beconing frightened by the
tlara-aci- which preceded a storm, r
s!4nt t" fhe gr awl and expired almost t
instantly."
When and wh-tre diW this h:lppen?
It cvhts Solethi:tg to defend a
mionopohy, especialy when it, re:ts (
upon a patent the validity of which is V
disputed. The litigation expenses of I
the Bel. Tek phone Company in 1888
were $222,000, and last year they were E
$144,000. As there was a net revenue I
from the busine.- of t.be company of
t
numerous millions in each of these
years it managed to proceed in spite t
of law',ers' fees.
It has - een said that the money al
ready saved to the commerce of the t
United States by the use of Mathew F.
Mury's charts would erect a monu
ment of precious stones sparkling with
diamoads, and yet it is doubtful if
Congress will vote the simple sh ,ft
which it is asked to erect to memory
of this great and useful man. The
Congress of the United States, at least
when coutrolied by a Republican ma
jority, doesn'tcare much for sentiment
-except the sentiment that is absorbed
in the desire to keep control of the
government.
The German companies which hoped
to r-val in East Africa the success of
the British East India Company are
about bankrupt, and the colonies thly
have founded will soon be transferred
to the German States. This will les d
to consolidation and perhaps to a
more energetic administration than
has heretofore marked the conduct of
aifairs. Still, it is very doubtful
whether Germany can build up an
empire in Africa. Her government
has begun to deal with questions of
domestic p >litics that will, for a long
time, absorb most of its energies.
Mr. Richard J. Dodge, statistician of
the Agricultural Department, is ac
cused of overstating the values of the
annual agricultural imports into this
country by $100,000,000. As Mr.
Dod!ge prepared his figures su as to bol
ster up the protectionist claim that
there is not an over-production of
farm crops in this country for the home
market, his work is probably satisfac
tory to the powers that be, regardless
of the actual facts. Protectionists stand
constantly in need of something to
bolster their position. When facts
cannot be had, missatemefis answer
almost as well.
Making Paper from Cotton.
The increasing demand for paper for
printing and writing has induced in
vestigation and experiments, with a
view to utilize as many different fibres
as possible in the manufacture. The
latest suggestion on this line is to use
the short lint taken fro~n cotton seed
by re-ginning. The fibre of this short
lint is unfit for gem ral use in fabrics,
and has heretofore been n-ade into bat
ting. It is claim'ed, however, that it
can be utilized in making paper of a
good quality. On this point the Bos
ton Journal of Commerce says:
"There is a Western company, be
lieved to be more or less controlled by
those connected with the cotton seed
oil trust, which has been conducting a
plant for the last two years for taking
cotton seed hulls and separating from
them the short lint that clings to them
ater the ginning process. The clean
hulls are converted into a meal, while
the lint is sold to paper mills. The
ale of the lint has become an import
ant and growing branch of the busi
ness. The machinery for obtaining
these products is very complex and is
th e result of much expense and patient 1
experimenting. We have, for the in-i
spection of any one who may be inter- i
ested in this matter, samples of the
crude lint as it is delivered to paper
mills, and of the lint after it has been
bleached at the mill, also of two or r
three grades of paper made from it. g
The texture of the paper. or one grade s
of it used for correspondence purposes, E
we have ha-d tested and find that it ~
compares very favorably with many t
American makes of so-called linen t
paper. It is about half the average lI
strength of genuine linen paper. That s
is to say the breaking strain is thirty 1b
pounds to the square inch." i
The Journal is mistaken in the idea
that the reginning of the catton is t~
something new. This has been going a
on for some time. The use of the pro
duct in paper making is of recent in-c
troduction.t
The Atlanta Constitution pertinently si
asks why the cotton oil mills in the tU
otton belt may not combine in a mill.
o manufacture all their short lint intod
aper. Why not? it
everal years ago the legislature of
rennesee pa.-sed a law making it aS
elony to keep a gambling room in that
Sate. A striking illustration of theh
iure of mere statutes to*effect reforms
~ furnished in numerous communica
ions to the Memphi-' papers which a
eare that the city is honey-combed r~
wit h a variety of gambling institutions.
The diffiulty. well recognized in t
nss of t his kind, lies in what may be
termed the inactivity of public senti
went Whats we call the community
a honestly condemn a practice and ti
earnestly desire its suppression, yetd
neiher feeling is strong enough to in- c
due individual init-rveuion. Aml :u
the law very rarely moves except: U
,.TRICKS OF A TRAPPER.
i Which Ie Was Very Ab~ly Assisted by
Iiis Mille
There were tirty of i*' il (:111) 01
spur of the la:k liii ing fr
)Id. says a writr lar :h N. '.
hen one afternoo ked do.
Pon the Iu leveL plain alid saI for
iounted redskins hain a whi.m
an ou a mule He wa makin fo
s, but they were rapiyi overhauling
im, and it was plain enoug'h that ve
>uld render no assistance. The forv
iost Indian tired a shot. and man and
kule fell in a heap. The Indians
ressed forward, velling and exulting.
ut the faint reports of a revolver
lached our ears., and we saw redskins
nd ponies tumbling over at every re
ort. Some of our inen slid down the
eep niountainside to take a Mand in,
ut it wNas not ieedtL. Whein thi
-ached the man he sat on the ground
tughing as if lie would split.
"-To think!* he shouted. as soon as
e could control his voice. "tiat these
re Sioux, who are rated sharp as
zors, could be fooled by that old
ick-iat ha! ha!" And he laughed
ntil he had to wipe away the tears.
n the ground near by were three
ead Indians and another about to die.
hile two of the poniecS were ilead and
ie other two .badlv wounded. It had
11 been done with an old-fashioned
olt's revolver, loaded with powder
nd ball and carrying a percussion cap,
ut the work had been rapid and sure,
he Indians had closed in on him, sup
osing him to be dead or badly wound
d1, while neither man nor mule had
een touched. After a bit the man,
ho was an old trapper. went over to
he wounded warrior and said to him
2 the Sioux dialect, and chuckling be
ween the words:
"Say, did any of you fellers ever see
, white man before?"
"Many of them," gasped the war
ior.
"Didn't you -ever hear of that old
rick before?"
"Isn't the white man wounded?"
"Not by a dozen, Nancy Jane. That
>ullet didn't come within a rod of me.
g-ave my old mule the signal to squat,
nd down we tumbled to draw you oii.
[he other three are dead, and you are
bout to go. Say, I don't want to hurt
dyin' injun's feelings, but-ha, ha,
a-but it was 'nuff to kill a fellow to
ee how you four opened your-ha, ha,
-eyes when I began to pop. Funniest
hingI have seen in a year. Durn it,
. won't need any qui neeii for a month.
7'm just sweatirg the chills oif with
aughing."
The Indian gazed at him in a trou
>led way for a moment, seemed to
ealize that lie had been duped, and
e closed his eves and died witbout
yer raising the lids again.
"Me anI Jim."
Half a dozen of us stood at the door
f the Erie passenger depot in Buffalo,
hen we saw a tramp hearing down
ipon us. There was considerable
omment on his looks,. and some
nessing as to what excuse he would
irge, and as he came up one of the
)oys said:
"Come, now, but you want to get on
:o Cleveland to see your wife die. don't
, ou?"
"Ah! I recognized him at a gianee:
dded a second. "He is the mani wit!
he ossified liver."
"No lie isn't." put in a third.
s the man who never recoveredl fromn
:he Chicago lire."
The tramp looked from one to) thle
ther with v'ery serious face. andl when
;he laugh had ~died away hie said:
"Gentlemen you are all oti. If you
ave five minutes to spare please come
with me."
We followed himl through the depot
md out into the yards, anid there on a
latform was somnething covered with
tarpaulin. He raised this. and .we
saw the crushed and mangled remains
f a man.
"My partner. Jim." he explained.
"We've traveled together for many a
rear, me and Jim, but this is the end.
WVe came in on the bumpers 1:st night,
nd he got a fall under the whe(els
Iown here in the yards."
"Say, we didn't meanl to hurt your
eelings,'.' replied one of the boys.
"Oh, of course not. Poor old Jim!
oor, ragged, and ignorant. but true
is steel, and he never done no man
arm. Gents, I'm a tramip, buit no
>eggar. I don't wanlt any help, but if
rou feel like chipping in a bit for p)oor
>d Jim I'll get hini a white shirt to be
duried in, have a barber shave his face,
mud when the coroner orders him off
: pauper's field I'll throw a few ilowers
.nto the pine box to take the curse off."
And mayhap the poor old1 tranmp in
us pauper's coflln sleeps the better for
what we gave.--K Y. Sn.
Girls In the Schools.
"The girl would make a better
itudent in our public schools and
~olleges" said one of the prominent
aducators of the city recently, 'if she
1d the same incentive, the same mo
ive, that the young man has. The
rouno man who goes to the public
.choos and colleges feels that he is to be
breadwinner. He has this for a clear
>urpose in getting an education. But
t is not so with the girl. With her
notive is everything, and not having
he motive she does not study to her
al capacity. She looks to "getting
narried some day, and having some
e else provide the bread for her.
"Of course, this is generally speak
ng. We hear a good deal about wo
nan's power of application as com
lared with matn's, but my experience
las been that if a girl knows what she
after, if she has a distinct putrpose, in
me cases out of ten she will display
teadfastness of aim that is qtiite equlal
o that of any boy.
"Much has been said about the ca
acity of the female intellect for
athematics, but I can say that the
rl excels in p)ure mathematics. Girls
re exceedingly fond of history and lit
rature and invariably stand high in
diose studies.
'The best students arc Hebrews,
at is they carry off' the honors. But
mis is not always a fair test of intel
ctual cap~acitv." The scholarship of a
~udet is dleteruined qjute as much by
er home influence, by her surround
igs and associations~ as by her text
ooks or instructors. As a rtule the
ealthy Hebrews avail themselves of
ie advantages of the pulblic schools
ad colleges for their children, while,
enerally speaking, the children of
hristian parents in similar linanlcial
:rcumstalces go to private inistitu
ons. This makes it partenilarly dif
ult to institute race comparisons ia
ie pubillic schools.
"The colored girl has great imita
ve powers. She does not evince or
narily a high degree of intellectual
, but in all subjects ill which the
mitative faculty plays a par~t inl pr'o
ess she usually does exceedingly well.
me is especially quick at drawing and
mmanship, and the like. Bat when
comes to such subjects as require the
gier faculties of reason or jusigment
i is frequently below the atveraige.
"The artistic-that is. the natuirally'
tistic-student is the grirl of Celtice
.ce. But the girl of Anglo-Saxon de
ent is the one who generally diisplays
e,best-developed 'all-round' intel lcet.
.Y. Times.
Mrs. Haggard of Brdn'lun, Eng.
.e mother of Rider Haigard. lately
ed at the age of G19. She was an ac
mnplished woman of literairy tastes,
id was known as tih' :ttuhoir of vol
ns and verses. Oin' of these wvas a
MISSING LINKS.
Over aw00 R111Siuanii, have settled in
and :ru01:nd1 r ( al.. within a
vear.
.John W - ti n mnaing ed
itor of tie .- u ; i n 35
Years 0 age.
In Rus-;a in1s 1there were pub
lished 5.31 k . of which 17,395,050
copies wtr pnd
English cnlers who used to pay $3,
000 a ton for ivory have recently had
to pay as high as $10,000.
Mrs. Lizzie Weaver of Bridgeton, N.
J., has. a:fterforty-seven years of labor,
finished a crazy-quilt of 30,075 patches.
Noah Armstrong, owner of the great
race-horse Spokane, reports that his
famous steed cleared last season about
$28.000.
Mr. Hamilton Disston, the saw man
ufacturer of Philadelphia, gave abut
$17.000 in Christmas presents to his
empnioves.
The man ufacture of oil of roses is to
be-in on a large scale in the Crimea,
whre the roses -grow in great pro
fuision in the mountains.
It is saild that one of the English
novelis:.s s able to repeat from memory
every word he has written, and he is
the :author of many books.
Quinc Stodder, who died in Ring
ham, Miss., the other day, aged 91
years, has hee: fifty-two years a fisher
Man 1 ad was never ship-wrecked.
Col. Bob Ingersoll is real mad. A
New York tobacconist has seized his
genial face and is using it as a colossal
chromo advertisement of a cigar.
Miss Amelia Edwards has announced
that she will not write a book on Amer
ica. This is a great innovation on the
part of a visitor that will be appreciat
ed.
Stepniak, who is coming to this
country, is described as a blac"k-haired,
bristlv-bearded, vigorous-looking, six
footer, with gentle-manners and kindly
ways.
Last year Germany granted only
3,921 pension. against tngIlnd's 9,
779 and the U nited States' 20,420. The
number g1n -Led in Germany has fallen,
ofi 927 in live years.
A Philadelphia undertaker who has
much use for his telephone, has had it
rigged up on a dumb-waiter arrange
ment so that he can answer a call from
any part of the house.
The largest and best paying graphite
mine in the country is in Warren
county, N. Y. In the same region are
also extensive garnet mines, the ore
from which is worth '40 a ton.
Mary Routh Ellis of Philadelphia,
one of the beneficiaries under the will
of the late Jefferson Davis, is the
grandniece of the testator on her fath
er's side and of Gen. Meade on her
mother's side.
Collis P. Huntington is preparing
to erect a palatial mansion of granite in
New York. Few millionaires can afford
two such expensive luxuries as a genu
ine German Prince and a New 'York
palace in the same year.
For several -.-ears the receipts from
the sales of public lands in Canada
have not been sufficient to cover the
expense of surveying and manage
ment. Last year there was a deficien
cy of more than $81,000.
President Eliot says that Harvard is
the only college from which a profes
sor wasi ever taken for President of the
United States, John Quincy Adams
having held the chair of rhetoric and
oratoryv in that institution.
Kansas raised 34.000,000 bushels of
wheat this yecar. If made into bread,.
re(-koniing IL bushel to sixty pounds of
Ilour, it wouild give each man, woman
and child in the United States thirty
four two-pound loaves of bread.
Herman~ Merivala, poet and dramat
ist, prints a card deriving teword
--m-asher" fr-om masha, a Roumnanian
termimeningU1I "fa-cinatifo othe eye."
Hie trives as his authorihy Leland's bio
tion'ary of the Roumianian Language.
Where hot retorts are plentiful-In a
gas-house.-BIoston Her',ald.
Eternal vigilance is the price of an
oyster at a church social.-Texas Sift.
mfgs.
Silence is golden; when the gold is
coined, however, money talks.-Texas
and 180.000 horse-power. In the past
year the fleet had steamed 2,500,00C
miles "without accident or delay."
While the increase in marriages be
tween English people in Great Brti
has not kept pace with the population,
being only 4 per cent in nine years.
marriages among the Jewish inhabi
tants have grown no less than 65 per
cent.
Here are a few definitions given by
pupils of the Gardiner, Me., grammar
school at a recent exami'nation: '"Exile,
a part of a wagon; byword, a word
that has gonle by; mci-maid, a kind of a
maid; turmoil, a kind of oil; repast, to
pass by."
The British boat Brisk has given the
most conclusive proof that a torpedo
may be etl'ectiv-e. She fired one of hers
at a buoy whic-h had been towed out
as a target by her- steam cutter, and,
missing' the buoy. hit the cutter and
sank her.
Indian .Jim, daptaiin of the Washoe
baud in sierr-a Valley, California, laid
in 100 p)ounds of flour and a can of bak.
in! powdier for his winter supply. He
then killed 1.000 rabbits for fresh meat
and settled dlown in his camp with a
liht heart.
In Georgia. when you ask a man
how far it is to the next plantation, ---
will answer that it is " a peep and a
rihit smart screech.'' He means that
it is as far as you can see from where
you stand and then as much further as a
strong voice can be heard.
A coimpany has been organized at
T1 acomai. Wansh.. to build a flume to a
huige g!acir on MIount Ranier, and to
slide ice to ofa ciy The glacier is
700 feect thick, oftile purest quality of
ice. and the expense of building the
lme is estimated at $75,000.
A Bc-aver Falls man says he caught a
-at by liacing an apple-core with a
stingi tied to it near the rodent's hole.
~n he waited and wvatched until the
rat camie out andl swallowed the core.
stri and all. The man then pulled
ou the string and kill the r-at.
A St. Louis brewery has erected the
lagest brie-k chiney- wvest of Boston.
It is 23G feet in height-almost, twice as
hihi as the water tower-and covers
1.L.81 square feet at the base. The
walils at the base are 5 feet thick, taper
in! gradually to 13 inches at the tp
This is the age of disco very. In the
tack~ of an old looking-glass a deed was
foud which wvill make the owner the
proretor of a big sliee of the State of
Newv Yor-k. And now 200~ letters writ
ten Iy theC mother of Goethe to her son
have conme to iighlt in a library at Weli
mar.
An Alientown hoteikeeper, while
working in his barn, disturbed a colony
of rats. Aided by his hostler he began
aking war on tihem. One of the big
rodents r-an up the gentleman'sleg, in
side his pantaloons. and before he could
be expelled bit and lacerated the limb
terriilv.
Born and raised in a Chinese tes
irin kng establishment, a Chinaman in
Phiadephia says the only way to make
tea is to potur the boiling water on the
l-avs, stirring them briskly at the
aine timle. ft should be served after
ilownlg merely time to settle- The f